CATAMOUNT LSD 17
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid August 7 1944 - Launched December 22 1944 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1947-58)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1947-06-14 |
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Flag Day
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Locy Type |
1951-05-19 |
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Cachet by James T. Spalding
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Locy Type |
1955-03-15 |
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Cacheted
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Locy Type |
1958-01-28 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1947-06-14 |
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Flag Day
Other Information
CATAMOUNT LSD-17 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender ceremony
Earned 7 Battle Stars (Korea)
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North Korean Aggression, September - November 1950
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Communist China Aggression, November 1950 - January 1951
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First UN Counter Offensive, February - April 1951
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Communist China Spring Offensive, April - May 1951
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Second Korean Winter, December 1951 - April 1952
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Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952, June 1952 - January 1953
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Third Korean Winter, January 1953
Earned 7 Battle Stars (Vietnam)
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Vietnam Defense, December 1965
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Vietnamese Counteroffensive, December 1965 - May 1966
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Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II, April - May 1967
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Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III, June - November 1967
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Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV, November - December 1968
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Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI, January - February 1969
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Tet 69/Counteroffensive, February - May 1969
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
National Defense Service Medal (2)
Korean Service Medal (7)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4-Vietnam, 4-Taiwan Straits)
Vietnam Service Medal (7)
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (15)
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
NAMESAKE - In 1765, at the Catamount Tavern in Bennington, Vt., the colonies of New York and New Hampshire settled their claims for the territory which is now the State of Vermont.
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